Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 1
Regular Season Game 141
Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 HOU N 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 x - 6 14 1
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thomas cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Andrews 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Evans lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Thomasson rf 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sadek c 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 1 Barr p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 4 24 7 FIELDING - E: Evans (11). BATTING - Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 Cabell 3b,1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 4 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 Cruz rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Walton ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sperring pr,3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ferguson c 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 Howe 2b 3 0 2 1 1 1 4 4 Metzger ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 36 6 14 6 5 10 27 16 FIELDING - E: Howe (8). BATTING - 2B: Metzger (8,off Heaverlo). 3B: Howe (6,off Barr). HR: Cruz (14,3rd inning off Barr 0 on 1 out). SH: Niekro (3,off Barr). IBB: Cruz (13,by Heaverlo). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - CS: Cedeno (12,3rd base by Curtis/Sadek).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barr L(12-14) 5.1 9 5 5 4 5 1 29 Heaverlo 1.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 9 Curtis 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 8 14 6 6 5 10 1 42 WP: Curtis (4). BK: Barr (2). IBB: Heaverlo (7,Cruz). Inherited Runners - Scored: Heaverlo 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(12-5) 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 10019 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Thomas cf Puhl lf 2. Andrews 2b Cabell 3b 3. Madlock 3b Cedeno cf 4. McCovey 1b Cruz rf 5. Evans lf Watson 1b 6. Thomasson rf Ferguson c 7. Foli ss Howe 2b 8. Sadek c Metzger ss 9. Barr p Niekro p GIANTS 1ST: Thomas made an out to second; Andrews grounded out (third to first); Madlock singled to center; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno singled [Puhl to second]; Cruz flied out to center; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans walked; Thomasson forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop); Foli grounded out (third to first) [Thomasson to second]; Sadek singled to left [Thomasson scored]; Barr grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson singled to center; Howe singled to right [Ferguson to second]; Metzger flied to left in foul territory; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ferguson to third, Howe to second]; Puhl walked; Cabell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews singled to center; Madlock forced Andrews (third to second) [Madlock to second (error by Howe)]; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz homered; Watson grounded out (second to first); Ferguson walked; Howe walked [Ferguson to second]; Metzger singled to center [Ferguson scored, Howe to third, Metzger to second (on throw)]; Niekro flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 4TH: Evans made an out to second; Thomasson struck out; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 5TH: Sadek grounded out (third to first); Barr flied out to center; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson singled to left; Howe tripled to right [Ferguson scored]; Metzger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 3. GIANTS 6TH: Andrews walked; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Andrews to second]; McCovey grounded out (second to first) [Andrews to third]; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Niekro flied out to center; Puhl singled to right; Barr balked [Puhl to second]; Cabell singled to left [Puhl scored, Cabell to third (error by Evans)]; HEAVERLO REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; Cruz was walked intentionally; WALTON BATTED FOR WATSON; Walton singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz to second]; SPERRING RAN FOR WALTON; Ferguson singled [Cruz scored, Sperring to second]; Howe struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 6. GIANTS 7TH: SPERRING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Foli grounded out (third to first); Sadek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger doubled to center; Niekro struck out; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 6. GIANTS 8TH: WHITFIELD BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Thomas struck out; Andrews singled; Madlock forced Andrews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to third; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to second]; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Cruz struck out; Sperring singled to center; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 6. GIANTS 9TH: McCovey struck out; Evans flied out to center; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 1 4 1 5 Astros 6 14 1 12
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